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St Meteriana, Boscastle, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Boscastle, Cornwall dedicated to Sub-Lieutenant James Kirkness RN d. 1870

Location

St Meteriana, Boscastle, Cornwall, England

Details

Vessel: HMS Captain

People

Kirkness, James
Age:
Date of Death: 7/9/1870
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 25.

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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating Stephen Jennings Swayne, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets d. 1853

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / STEPHEN JENNINGS SWAYNE, ESQ. M.D. / DEPUTY INSPECTOR / OF HOSPITALS AND FLEETS / DIED SEPTEMBER 28TH 1853 /AGED 71 YEARS'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Swayne, Stephen Jennings
Age: 71
Date of Death: 28/9/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Merryn's Church, St Merryn, Cornwall, England

Wall tablet in St Merryn, Cornwall to John Pomeroy d. 1812

Location

St Merryn's Church, St Merryn, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'...ALSO OF THEIR SONS / JOHN POMEROY PETER LIEUT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / & EDWARD PETER LIEUT IN THE SERVICE / OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY / WHO DIED THE FORMER ON THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH / 1812 IN THE / 20TH YEAR / THE LATTER ON THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST 1810 / IN THE 30TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE AFFECTION / OF THEIR SURVIVING FAMILY'

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Description: Surmounted by a draped urn, the family arms below.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Peter, John Pomeroy
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1/3/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Peter, Edward
Age: 30
Date of Death: 4/8/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: On memorial to Hoblyn Peter d.10.12.1804. Slight damage and lettering difficult to read.

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  "transcript": "'...ALSO OF THEIR SONS / JOHN POMEROY PETER LIEUT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / & EDWARD PETER LIEUT IN THE SERVICE / OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY / WHO DIED THE FORMER ON THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH / 1812 IN THE / 20TH YEAR / THE LATTER ON THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST 1810 / IN THE 30TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE AFFECTION / OF THEIR SURVIVING FAMILY'",
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St Andrew's Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Admiral Charles Holmes d. 1761

Location

St Andrew's Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lyeth the body of Charles Holmes Esq Rear Admiral of the White who departed this life the 21 of March 1761 aged 50 years'

Details

Type: Ledger
Materials: Black marble

People

Holmes, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 21/3/1761
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating John Carlton d. 1624

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'An Epitaph on the Death of JOHN CARLTON Mariner and lost in his long boate 18 Nov. 1674 aet 21. Sonne to WILL. CARLTON Mercht. Sheriff Anno 1668 Here rests his Mortal part asleep againe / who was once saved nodding on the maine / But cast the second time on Thetis lap / Sad Providence sent none to hand him back. / The curled billows wept to see him lye / Divested of his Immortality. / They foamed his Remaines above the deep / And now his dust doth with his Fathers sleep / waiting awaking when all Tempests cease / And tossed Bodies land in perfect peace'

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People

Carlton, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18/11/1674
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.ii, (London, 1718).

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  "transcript": "'An Epitaph on the Death of JOHN CARLTON Mariner and lost in his long boate 18 Nov. 1674 aet 21. Sonne to WILL. CARLTON Mercht. Sheriff Anno 1668 Here rests his Mortal part asleep againe / who was once saved nodding on the maine / But cast the second time on Thetis lap / Sad Providence sent none to hand him back. / The curled billows wept to see him lye / Divested of his Immortality. / They foamed his Remaines above the deep / And now his dust doth with his Fathers sleep / waiting awaking when all Tempests cease / And tossed Bodies land in perfect peace'",
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St Leonard's Church, Bursledon, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Bursledon, Hampshire dedicated to Commander Thomas Oliver RN d. 1880

Location

St Leonard's Church, Bursledon, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'THOMAS WILLIAM OLIVER, COMMANDER R.N. / OF OAK HILL BURLESDON / 13TH MAY 1832 / DIED AT BEDFORD DECEMBER 26TH 1901 / FOR TWELVE YEARS ONE OF THE CHURCHWARDENS / OF THIS PARISH / AND OF ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / BORN 26 SEPT 1837 DIED 19TH NOV 1880'

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Description: Rope border with anchors in the corners.
Type: Tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Brass, wood
Date Erected: 1904

People

Oliver, Thomas William
Age:
Date of Death: 26/12/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected in 1904 at a cost of £20-00. DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "location": "St Leonard's Church, Bursledon, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'THOMAS WILLIAM OLIVER, COMMANDER R.N. / OF OAK HILL BURLESDON / 13TH MAY 1832 / DIED AT BEDFORD DECEMBER 26TH 1901 / FOR TWELVE YEARS ONE OF THE CHURCHWARDENS / OF THIS PARISH / AND OF ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / BORN 26 SEPT 1837 DIED 19TH NOV 1880'",
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Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial at Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating William Distin d. 1899

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'William James Distin lost at sea Jan 12 1899 aged 26'

Details

People

Distin, William James
Age: 26
Date of Death: 12/1/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage, 1982

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  "transcript": "'William James Distin lost at sea Jan 12 1899 aged 26'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating William Distin d. 1899</p>",
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Window in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire dedicated to Admiral George Sartorius d. 1885

Location

Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To : the : glory : of God : in : the : memory of / SIR GEORGE ROSE SARTORIUS G.C.B. / Admiral of the Fleet, Count de Penha Firme / Born : 9th : AUGUST : 1790 : Died : 13 : APRIL : 1885 / TRAFALGAR [Shield with warship] 21 : OCTOBER : 1805'

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Description: Five main lights:- The stilling of the storm. Matt 8: 23-27 Our Lord as the master of great waters, Jesus teaching the people on the shores of Lake Tiberius. John 6 The call of the apostles by the Sea of Galilee Matt 4: 18-22 The net let down again. Luke 5: 4-11.
Type: Window
Position: East end of the sanctuary
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: 1889
Artists: John Hardiman & Co., Birmingham

People

Sartorius, George Rose
Age: 94
Date of Death: 13/4/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'To : the : glory : of God : in : the : memory of / SIR GEORGE ROSE SARTORIUS G.C.B. / Admiral of the Fleet, Count de Penha Firme / Born : 9th : AUGUST : 1790 : Died : 13 : APRIL : 1885 / TRAFALGAR [Shield with warship] 21 : OCTOBER : 1805'",
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Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Plaque on family vault, formerly at Warton, Lancashire commemorating George Richard d. 1872

Location

Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Family vault
Vessel: Minnow, British Workman

People

Richard, George
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Tablet removed and lost in churchyard clearance. DOSSIER 'British Workman' topsail schooner. Built 1868, Preston.

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St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Lee commemorating Captain William Alexander Willis RN d. 1862

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Transcript

'James Willis dtl Feb 11 1817 aged 55. William Alexander Willis Esq his son, a captain of the Royal Navy and of the Royal Hospital Greenwich where after long and faithful service he died 29 Dec 1862 aged 63 years'

Details

People

Willis, William Alexander
Age: 63
Date of Death: 29/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters